Neighbours, neighbouring and acquaintanceship: in dialogue with David Morgan

In 2012, David Morgan gave a talk titled ‘Neighbours, neighbouring and acquaintanceship: some further thoughts’ at the University of Turku, Finland. this article we engage in dialogue with Morgan’s talk, as well his 2009 book Acquaintances , particular observations he made about simultaneous closeness distance that characterises relationships. We suggest using metaphors elasticity stickiness instead allows us to explore relationships more than inhabiting space between intimates strangers (Morgan, 2009), but textured messy everyday relationalities. consider also how ‘stickiness’ relationship significance its ‘elasticity’ are likely have been heightened during COVID-19 lockdowns, which altered usual configurations intimate stranger doing so, our aim is contribute theorising nature specific form acquaintanceship.